From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Wed May 11 23:16:39 2011
Subject: This is what remains of the Gardenville line wye to the West Shore RR with a siding into a warehouse on Sonwil Drive. The westbound wye was torn up several years ago. It is now fenced off with barbed wire. No trespassing I guess.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Apr 12 23:37:49 2011
Subject: The next set of pictures are from my March 2011x/c ski adventure down the B&S RR switchbacks 2&3. From being dropped off at Junction Rd and Rt44 to the base of the mountain, it took me just about 4 hours. I would have never been able to complete this ski trip if I had to start at the base and go up and then come back down. My friend Chris Bell met me at the base where I dropped off my car and then he drove me to the top and dropped me off. It was a one-way trip down hill.

I took many pictures of 2&3. I deleted many and didn’t post all of them to keep the list short. But even with all the cuts, the short list is 32 pictures posted.

This picture,1920, was supplied by Chris and this is Rt44 crossing over the B&S. It is currently buried under 50 feet of fill for the current roadway. This is where I parked last year 2010 to ski switchback 4. With 32 pictures to view, enjoy the ride.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Apr 12 23:24:58 2011
Subject: My friend Chris made this out -of- scale layover of where the Cross Forks yard use to be. It was incredibly helpful in getting a good understanding of the area. Chris is very knowledgeable of this area as he lives and hikes here year round. He was quite helpful in putting this trip and others together.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Apr 12 23:23:09 2011
Subject: My friend and I assumed that Junction Rd was too deep in snow to drive on so he dropped me off at Junction Rd and Rt44. It turned out that the road was packed down to pure ice. Going up hill was a small problem but once I got over the crest, it was all down hill. It was scary as hell x/c skiing on pure ice down hill and especially near the curves. I tried to keep my skies in the frozen snowmobile tracks just to maintain directional control. It was so bad, that I was prepared to fall over in case I really lost control. This photo was taken at Boone Hill Vista and the RR r-o-w is about 100 feet below me.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Apr 12 23:19:34 2011
Subject: When I’ve been to this location during the summer I never realized that the Cross Forks yard was here, mostly due to overgrowth hiding everything. This area is where the B&S RR “main“ and Cross Forks line crossed each other. If you look at the pine tree on the right and trace the snow across the picture, you’ll see the Cross Forks line that goes up to and over the B&S main. This is what the concrete abutments are for. See the next 2 pictures. The small sign on the lower left of this picture is where the “main line” crossed over Junction Rd and then under the Cross Forks line heading towards switchbacks 2&3.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Apr 12 23:11:38 2011
Subject: This is the beginning of the trail to switchbacks 2&3. The gate was installed many years ago and after the natural gas pipeline was laid. The gate was to prevent automobile traffic from driving over the gas line. The concrete abutments that carried the Cross Forks rail traffic over this line is just ahead and barely viewable in this photo.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Apr 12 23:04:44 2011
Subject: I am standing on the clearing where the natural gas line is. You can clearly make out the r-o-w at the tree line. Switchback 3 is about 50 minutes away. SB 2 is far below and to the right not in view and about 2 hours away. If your on this trail and an avid x/c skier, you can do this trail much faster. But when you’re exploring a historical RR, you stop and “research” the area. It takes time.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Apr 12 23:01:52 2011
Subject: There are lots of large and small Fern trees on the line. This is one of the curves with a small cut.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Apr 12 22:55:43 2011
Subject: Looking down the side of the mountain, you can begin to make out the rising r-ow- with patches of snow on the line. Look at the base of each Fern tree and you’ll see the r-o-w. This is the section between SB 2&3.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Apr 12 22:53:07 2011
Subject: This is the final curve before seeing SB 3. It is a long curve. It is half behind me and half way to go.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Apr 12 22:49:14 2011
Subject: Switchback 3 is still out of site but you can see the next section rising up to form switchback 3. You can also see overgrowth taking over the line. The switchback itself is also heavy with overgrowth.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Apr 12 22:24:00 2011
Subject: As you can see, the trees blocked a lot of snow. I had no choice but to ski across these patches. I could not find any RR artifacts at this location.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Apr 12 22:02:34 2011
Subject: The heavy rains the week before had delayed my skiing due to a lot of run off. It would have been very difficult to ski with such a large amount of fast moving water. I found out the hard way on a separate x/c ski day in NY
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Apr 12 21:50:57 2011
Subject: This isn’t a washout. A small bridge was located here but was removed by man or nature. I am off to the side of the r-o-w to cross over the creek.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Apr 12 21:46:39 2011
Subject: My friend Chris met up with me as I came down the final section. The r-o-w begins to flatten out as it drops down into the valley headed towards Wharton, Pa. I am now off the mountain that 2&3 sit on.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Apr 12 21:41:10 2011
Subject: That’s my friend Chris Bell who gives perspective on the area. He provided me with a lot of information on the area and gave me a lot of help. I would not have been able to do this otherwise.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Apr 12 21:38:07 2011
Subject: This picture was taken from East Forks Rd looking up at the mountain of switchbacks 2&3 that I just skied. SB 3 is half way up and to the right. I felt pretty good accomplishing this little trek and look forward to more of them.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Mon Mar 28 00:05:56 2011
Subject: The next 15 photo's are what remains of the umcompleted section of the Buffalo and Cohocton Valley RR in Clarence, NY. Although the ROW made its way into WNY, the line was only completed upto Batavia, NY. Work stopped west of Batavia sometime after 1853.

This photo is the start of what is left of the ROW/Embankment facing West. Behind me, the embankment is gone and is now an access road for the quarry all the way to Tillman Rd.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Mar 27 23:47:26 2011
Subject: This section of the ROW is the only spot with no snow on it. I tried to look for ballast but only found 2 stones. I'm surprised I even found those. Many decades of leaves have fallen on this abandoned ROW.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Mar 27 23:40:14 2011
Subject: This is the first drainage ditch dug across the embankment. Once across it, the ROW flattens out and almost disappears. Even the overgrowth changes. I think this section between the first and second ditch may have been bulldozed at some point. Before I got to the second ditch, I started to think that maybe this is the point at which the work on the ROW was terminated. But it does keep going.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Mar 27 23:32:19 2011
Subject: While I stand on this section of ROW, it is very difficult to see it. It is much flatter without any embankments to see. The trees are also much younger and there is more brush which makes it difficult to explore.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Mar 27 23:19:29 2011
Subject: This is a different viewing angle of the second ditch. I am about 30 feet, on the south side of the ROW looking North.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Mar 27 23:02:57 2011
Subject: This is the patch of pine trees where the embankment disappears or ends. If the line existed, it would bump up against Wehrle Dr before curving to the left and crossing Gunville Rd and intercepting the West Shore RR.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Mar 27 22:48:37 2011
Subject: This is a similar view that I had while driving my car and looking for the row as I passed it. If it wasn't for the recently fallen snow highlighting the row, I would have never located it.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Mar 27 22:43:30 2011
Subject: This is a profile shot of the line where the first ditch was encountered. Looking closely, you can see that the row on the left is higher than the row is on the right. To the right is where the row tends to disappear before rising up again beyond the second ditch and the pine trees.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Mar 27 22:33:14 2011
Subject: I've returned to where I started and snapped this photo. Facing East, the line extends well beyond the trees in the background to Tillman Rd and points east. Between me and Tillman is nothing but a quary and the R-O-W is destroyed by quary activity.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Mon Nov 29 17:00:09 2010
Subject: This is at the other end of my flight. I'm overflying NS at CP Draw. Although you can't see it, this train is half on this side and half on the other side of the Buffalo River. CSX is also crossing at the same time buf out of view.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Mon Nov 29 16:55:47 2010
Subject: This was a great catch for I have not flown the "Tour of Buffalo" in a long time. I've seen a train or two on this line but never at this specific location on Robinson Rd in N. Tonawanda,NY. What must be frustrating to the drivers stopped at this crossing is that the train is not moving. The silver pickup truck at the corner of Robinson and River rd eventually turned around due to impatients.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Nov 9 16:43:46 2010
Subject: Track side view of the PRR Depot in Ridgway, PA. There is a sign across the street that says this is a restaurant named,"The Pennsy Restaurant." The sign looks nearly new but I don't see any work being done to the actual structure. Nothing obvious anyways. If it does get the conversion, I'll be back.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Nov 9 16:35:57 2010
Subject: This is the street side view of the PRR Depot in Ridgway,PA. Showing signs of not being taken care off over the years.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Nov 9 16:30:18 2010
Subject: Looking down the hallway of the PRR depot in Ridgway. I did not actually get into the depot. A panel on the door was missing and allowed me to stick my arm into the depot. So, I did just that with my camera and snapped these pictures. Sad to see. This is what the East Aurora, NY PRR depot looked like when we entered it to convert it to a restaurant.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Nov 9 16:18:03 2010
Subject: Close up view of the BR&P in Ridgway, PA. This depot is in very good condition as it is occupied by a senior citizen type of business.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Fri Oct 15 22:32:21 2010
Subject: This section is also closed off to motorized vehicles. In this area it is a little less taken over by growth. We begin to enter the cut. And this is the access point to Switchbacks 2&3.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Fri Oct 15 22:28:11 2010
Subject: I am now standing looking at the r-o-w at Junction Rd heading westerly towards switchbacks 2&3. SB #3 would be first from this direction. I am also standing on the spot I was about to be stuck in up to the frame of my car. It wasn't nice.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Fri Oct 15 22:23:22 2010
Subject: I took this a few hundred feet in. It's really beautiful to walk back here in the fall. I came upon a few large scrape marks in the ground [not in photo]. I didn't know if it was just a deer digging for something or maybe a bear. With all the bear attacks on the news, the saying in my head was,"If only I didn't go around the bend..." So, I stopped here and looked around, saw nothing, and then chickened out and returned to my car. If only....
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Fri Oct 15 22:02:08 2010
Subject: A more upclose look at Switchback Rd. This is recently graveled making it easy to drive on. This goes for about 1 mile or so before bending to the right and leaving the r-o-w.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Fri Oct 15 21:57:43 2010
Subject: This is the B&S crossing Junction Rd. The road right in front of me curving to the right and up is Junction Rd. The other road in the shade is Switchback Rd or the r-o-w headed in an easterly direction with SB 4&5 a few miles away.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Wed Jul 14 22:53:59 2010
Subject: After riding the new rail to trail path in Lancaster, NY I stretched out my exploration east of Town Line Rd. This is the picture where the row crossed over Ellicott Creek near Wende Rd. Nothing but the concrete abutments remain. The creek is about 30 feet below.

The unconverted row is in good shape for the most part and looks as good as the B&S RR in PA shown below.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Jul 4 09:47:34 2010
Subject: Due to this exploration being at the last minute, I didn't take the time to study the ROW between the two sets of Switch Backs. So I didn't really know where I'd end up if I kept going. After passing through the cut, [next picture] I turned around at the next wide area and headed back to PA44.

By the way, I got out of the car and walked the wide area to make sure I knew where solid ground was. I didn't want to roll down the hill like some of the steam locomotives did. I also didn't see any signs for tresspassing or private property.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Jul 4 09:38:49 2010
Subject: This was my favorit part of this particular exploration. The cut with a tiny rock fall. There must be a lot of driving on this ROW because the ride through the cut was pretty smooth.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Jul 4 09:30:21 2010
Subject: Keep to your left and you head back up to PA 44. Keep to the right in-between the path and the trees is the ROW. Not passible due to heavy overgrowth.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Jul 4 09:23:41 2010
Subject: This is an aerial photo of Switch backs 2&3 that I took in February of 2010 on my first exploration of the B&S. Look to the lower extreme right and that meadow is just about where I took the next photo from this summer.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Jul 4 09:16:23 2010
Subject: Having explored the B&S RR ROW I had a better idea of where Switch Backs 2&3 were located which I missed on my first ground based trip. This picture is actually the beginning [or end] of Switch Back 3 which is out of view to the right.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Jul 4 09:07:33 2010
Subject: This is the beginning [top] of Switch back #1 at Keating Summit, PA. I think it would be easier to x/c ski in the winter than to walk it in the summer. Either way it would be tresspassing. There is a sign buried in the weeds.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Fri Apr 9 23:48:53 2010
Subject: The following 15 pictures are of my x/c ski adventure exploring the switch backs of the Buffalo and Susquehanna Railway. I only had enough time to ski switch back 4. I only recently found an entry point for 2 and 3 via Google Sat/map images. Next time.

This photo was taken from where I parked the car on Pa44. You can make out the R-O-W on the snow covered mountain. This is the first stretch and curve after the horse shoe curve. I took a picture from that curve looking back. See pic 3150 below.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Fri Apr 9 23:31:30 2010
Subject: This is the trail head and is appropriately named. It is a steep drop down to the R-O-W. The R-O-W is actually about 50 feet or so below the road as fill was used when the road was built.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Fri Apr 9 23:25:39 2010
Subject: This is the end of the first stretch before going around the corner and reaching the horse shoe curve. The mountain in the background is where switch backs 4 and 5 are. Switch back 4 is actually up and over that ridge.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Fri Apr 9 23:08:11 2010
Subject: The patch of white about half way up the picture is where my car is parked. This took me by surprise as I figure I've descended about 200 feet at this point.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Fri Apr 9 23:05:25 2010
Subject: As I went around this curve, I thought that this was the last one before reaching switch back 4. Nope! One more to go.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Fri Apr 9 23:02:53 2010
Subject: Coming around the last curve before switch back 4. There was random debris all along the line. But the parks department or others must clear it randomly.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Fri Apr 9 22:59:05 2010
Subject: This is an aerial view of switch back 4. Just a bit to the left and out of site is the horse shoe curve.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Fri Apr 9 22:55:56 2010
Subject: Approaching switch back 4. The R-O-W from Galeton, Pa, on the left, is rising up to to meet the R-O-W I'm on at the switch back. It amazed me to see this, especially when you take into account that steam locomotives operated on these switch backs.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Fri Apr 9 22:49:24 2010
Subject: I am now standing at the end of switch back 4. I eat, rest and then begin the climb back up to my car. It's too late in the day to ski down to switch back 5.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Fri Apr 9 22:39:35 2010
Subject: Standing at switch back 4, I place my own set of "tracks" on the R-O-W. Go straight and you head towards Keating Summit. Go to the right and it's down to switch back 5 and onto Galeton, Pa.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Fri Apr 9 22:24:47 2010
Subject: Taking a moment at the last curve before coming to the end of the trail and taking in the sunset. The day was ending beautifully.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Fri Apr 9 22:22:15 2010
Subject: I am almost back to the beginning. I stand at the bottom of the entrance to the Switchback Trail watching the sunset behind the next ridge. From the "crossing gate" to the top of the trail is the hardest part of the whole trail. Very steep.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Fri Sep 25 01:02:58 2009
Subject: Me again, coming down the stairs after a nights sleep. After breakfast the manager on duty drove us to the marina where we headed back up to the Seneca Canal.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Fri Sep 25 00:59:33 2009
Subject: This is me sitting inside the red passenger car after a long day on the boat. The inside of this car was far better than most hotels I've stayed in. No cheap plastic cups. Clean, polished....perfect. It is truly ashame that it no longer exists.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Fri Sep 25 00:55:09 2009
Subject: It is sad to know that this place is no longer in business. As of this writing, it is a bank. My dad and I stayed over night in the red passenger car in 2003 after coming down from the Seneca Canal.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Nov 18 18:17:52 2007
Subject: This is the new Ethanol Plant near Medina, NY. We are generally north of the plant looking south at 2000 feet. We are just south of the Falls Road RR.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Nov 18 18:13:13 2007
Subject: With the wye at the base of the photo, we are north of the plant looking south at about 2000 feet.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Nov 18 18:09:18 2007
Subject: We are now SW of the plant looking NE. I have to wonder. Looking at the lower left of the photo, I wonder how the residents feel about their new backyard? If they like trains, that's good. If they like corn, that's good. If they have a job there, that's good. If they don't....too late.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Nov 18 17:59:53 2007
Subject: As we entered our downwind leg for rwy 32 at Dansville, NY we flew over the new American Locomotive Plant [AMP]. You can see that there are several locomotives on the property along with many masts for wind turbines.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Nov 18 17:47:03 2007
Subject: This veiw is from 3500 feet while looking north along the Genesee River at Letchworth State Park near Mount Morris, NY. Despite being late in the season, many trees still have very colorfull leaves on them. But the night befores freeze is causing them to rapidly fall.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Oct 14 23:11:18 2007
Subject: This photo was taken roughly two years before the bridge photo's below it. I found this while looking for another. We are headed towards Niagara Falls on the Santa Claus run while crossing Ellicott Creek.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Oct 9 12:04:36 2007
Subject: While out boating we went up to Tonawanda, NY where the Erie RR and the NYC/CSX RR cross over Ellicott Creek. This is looking in an easterly direction with the NYC in the foreground. The Erie Canal crossing is about 3/4 of mile to the left.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Mon Sep 17 21:28:31 2007
Subject: After crossing Lake Erie from Sunset Bay and the lake getting rougher we decided to make call at Port Colborne. I was stunned to find this Norfolk Southern "rail ferry barge" docked in Canada. I arrived just after sunset and with elevators on both sides, Not the greatest lighting. This name of this vessel is the "Windsor".

There are three sets of rails, all painted in white and can been seen clearly in this photo. I came upon this in August of 2007 and I haven't returned to see if it is still docked.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Mon Sep 17 20:56:52 2007
Subject: This is the locomotive pulling are caboose for the Massachusetts Call/Volunteer Firefighters Association. The reporting marks, MCVX are on the CSX locomotive, caboose, serveral passenger cars along with several boxcars and tank cars which were not included in the photo shoot.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Mon Sep 17 20:41:25 2007
Subject: Shown in this picture are several passenger cars all showing the same reporting marks as the caboose and the locomotive. Also several tank cars [not shown in this picture] are behind these cars with the same reporting marks as well.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Mon Sep 17 20:15:35 2007
Subject: Today I was riding my bike down to the water front in Buffalo and decided to look for the PennCentral boxcar that is sitting behind Mills Welding along Broadway. I was looking for it along Old Broadway south of the CSX main and I couldn't find it.

Coming home via Broadway I came across Greene St just to check it out and I accidently came across the boxcar. How appropriate that the street is named Greene and I found the PC car. The reason I couldn't find it before is that it is covered heavily with overgrowth on the opposite side. You can't see it until fall.
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From: "Daniel Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2008 22:28:09 -0500
Subject: This photo was taken while on the Amtrak Santa Train on December 2nd 2007. I knew the car would be in view but as luck would have it, an outbound train from the Frontier Yard got in the way. But, I was able to grab this picture because a flat car which was in-between two boxcars at the precise moment the Penn Central came into view. I didn't even wait for the auto-focus. It was strictly a point and shoot with only 1 second to get it.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Thu Aug 9 11:10:48 2007
Subject: A beautiful fall afternoon in Letchworth State Park. Although no one is allowed on the bridge, everyone was. Even as a NS train came through. He was going slow. It's hard to tell if he was going slow because of track conditions or because of all the people walking the bridge.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Thu Aug 9 11:07:13 2007
Subject: This is a veiw looking north from the deck of the bridge with the shadow in the foreground.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Thu Aug 9 11:05:35 2007
Subject: This photo is at Letchworth State Park in NY on the former ERIE RR. Much discussion has been made about the condition and future of this Genesee River crossing. Photo taken in October of 2006. We are standing on the west side of the gorge.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Thu Aug 9 10:55:54 2007
Subject: While cross country skiing in Janaury 2005, I took some photos of this BR&P bridge in Springville,NY. It was a tough bridge to photograph. Blocked by trees as you'll see in the next picture. The upper deck is covered with snow, I was tempted to ski accross it. But with not being able to see the deck and verify its condition, I didn't cross.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Thu Aug 9 10:49:37 2007
Subject: This photo was taken January 2005 of the BR&P crossing at Springville,NY. This was a difficult bridge to photograph because it is blocked by trees everywhere as you can see. This is the best side view I could get with the sun lighting it up. I'm standing on the golf course.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Thu Aug 9 10:38:20 2007
Subject: For years I've been boating up the Buffalo River to check out rail traffic going across the river. It is a fasinating place to watch. I've always noticed that the River crossing bridge was either missing nuts or about to. After the MSP bridge collapse and a recent run up the river, I was more aware of the bridges condition and took some photos. This is an upclose photo of one plate/joint that has missing nuts. There are others sections on this bridge in similar condition.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Thu Aug 9 10:30:57 2007
Subject: This is a wider view underneath the Buffalo River crossing. You can see two plates that are either missing nuts or they are spun half-way off. We are looking south. CP Draw is to our right [west].
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Thu Aug 9 10:26:46 2007
Subject: Not getting an ideal upclose look, it was difficult to tell how long this cross bar has been broken, not being able to see how much corrosion exists on the broken area.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Aug 5 11:44:06 2007
Subject: After realizing we could not get the car up the hill any further, we decided to temporarily abandon the car and walk up the remainder of the hill and check out the tunnel. It was snowing heavily that day.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Aug 5 11:34:49 2007
Subject: A remaining tunnel of the BR&P east of Arcade and north of Farmerville Station. You'll notice that there are no car tracks going into the tunnel. That's because there is a solid layer of ice under the snow and we are stuck on a steep hill. It took a long half hour to back down the hill and not end up in the deep ditches on each side.

This was in January of 2004.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Thu May 3 13:33:40 2007
Subject: This is another view of the Ethanol plant looking more northerly. Again the freight house of the Central terminal can be made out just barely in the upper right and just below the wing strut. It was a beautiful day for flying!
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Thu May 3 13:27:20 2007
Subject: This is a look from above at the location of the new Ethanol Plant in Buffalo. The central cluster of elevators is where it will be. I don't know for certain which elevators will be used.

The Central Terminal can be located in the far upper left hand corner. New York Centrals elevator, Concrete Central, can be seen about middle right with the bridges crossing the Buffalo River to its left. LaFrarge is at the bottom just left of center.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Apr 3 21:51:51 2007
Subject: I was flying to the south of the yards in Buffalo, NY. The altitude was 5500 feet above sealevel. The view is looking north, northwest. In the lower portion of the picture you can identify the Lehigh Valley wye that comes from the line along the NYS Thruway. You then can see the NS Bison Yard including the new section along with the ex-DL&W line exiting to the NW going over the CSX Frontier Yard to the top of the picture. The Central Terminal is to the far left but unfortunately it is just out of view. It was very bumpy flying today so I have no idea why the camera worked this time.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Thu Jan 11 12:26:23 2007
Subject: This is just Lake Chautauqua while I'm headed back home via Dunkirk. The pollution layer was so thick that even at 4500 feet at Mayville I still couldn't see Lake Erie. It's the worst I've ever seen it. And no improvement over a year later.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Thu Jan 11 12:21:39 2007
Subject: This picture is basically 5 miles directly opposite of the picture below. Mayville and the Lake are at the top. The small lake mentioned below is about center left. You can see the rr snaking around to the right of that "main rd" running through the center of the picture. The gorge is at the bottom of the picture.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Thu Jan 11 12:18:13 2007
Subject: Mayville is out of view but is bottom and to the right. The Lake is on the left out of view. We are looking in a southerly direction. You can make out the right of way at bottom center of the picture and then bends up. If you follow a straight line from there you see a small lake near the upper center of the picture.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Dec 12 15:18:11 2006
Subject: The final picture of this flight is on our way back to Lancaster, NY as we crossed over the ex-WSRR. The view is southwest with Buffalo Crushed Stone sitting on the ROW.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Dec 12 15:05:02 2006
Subject: While the weather was reasonable for flying my friend and I decided to take a run down to Bradford, Pa for lunch. On our way back I took this photo looking north with Rt219 just below. We were at about 4000 feet above the ground.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Dec 10 21:50:11 2006
Subject: It is with great misfortune that this picture came out lousy. They had stopped pulling on the boxcar to reposition the cranes so I wasn't paying attention. But I turned to look at it and realized it had started to fall from the bridge and immediately snapped the picture without waiting for the focus to line up. I guess it's better than nothing. It's not like I can ask them to repeat it.

From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Dec 10 21:45:07 2006
Subject: They had both cranes tied to the end of this boxcar by think steel cables. They kept yanking but the car wouldn't budge. While waiting for the car to fall I pushed to hard on the button and snapped the picture before I was ready.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Dec 10 21:41:08 2006
Subject: After putting out the fire and getting the doors off on the opposite side, the Caterpiller cranes carried this car up towards Walden Ave stopping in front of Niagara Hobby. After they cleared this, they started working on the boxcar hung on the bridge.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Dec 10 21:30:44 2006
Subject: This is a zoomed in look where the 2nd boxcar is hanging onto the bridge. The blue boxcar on the bridge is still half on the rails. They are clearing all the broken trucks and axles buring underneath. Trains were operating in both directions at this time.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Nov 7 21:10:43 2006
Subject: The South Park lift bridge is in the foreground. Concrete Central Elevator is in the upper right. The Cargil Elevator is in the upper middle. I believe that the LVRR round house at the Tift St yards was located at or very near the water tower.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Nov 7 21:06:01 2006
Subject: This photo is a zoomed in shot of the parts stacked around the area. This shows some "prop blades." Also above that is the grinding/mulching of our downed trees and branches from the October 12th heavy duty snow storm.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Nov 7 21:01:29 2006
Subject: An opposite view from above with Concrete Central in the background. All three lift bridges are in view along with the ex-DL&W. The B&P Buffalo Creek yard is also in view.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Nov 7 20:44:53 2006
Subject: This photo shows two CN units in the lead on the International RR bridge between Fort Erie Canada and Black Rock. The train is actually shoving back into Canada. An out of view NS train is holding at the GTW RR building blocking the way.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Nov 7 20:23:29 2006
Subject: This photo is where CSX crosses thru the intersection of Twin Cities Hwy, Erie St, Wheatfield St, Division St and Nash Rd in North Tonawanda. I caught it just before it crossed. It was slow moving all the way to the intersection and then stopped and waited for auto traffic to stop. Then it proceeded.
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From: "Daniel Syrcher" sst703@localnet.com
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:43:43 -0400
Subject: Aerial photo from 6500ft on 6-13-06.
This photo has a lot to look at. Primarily Ganson St with ADM, General Mills and LaFarge. There were no ships docked here at the time I flew over them. At the bottom and just left of center you can see 3 silos remaining of the HO OATS elevators being torn down for the casino. You can clearly see the area where sand is delivered and transferred across from ADM.
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From: "Daniel Syrcher" sst703@localnet.com
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:43:43 -0400
Subject: Aerial photo from 6500ft on 6-13-06.
This photo provides a better overall view of both yards. You can clearly see the ex-DL&W row coming out of the Bison Yard next to the reservoir and crossing over CSX at Frontier. You can see the former Palace Car Co roundhouse. The patch of grass next to it is where the West Shore roundhouse was located. This is according to the map on page 139 from the book, "A History of Railroads of Western New York."
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From: "Daniel Syrcher" sst703@localnet.com
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:43:43 -0400
Subject: Aerial photo from 6500ft on 6-13-06.
csx-ns3: This photo further down the CSX mainline is the Central Terminal at the entrance/exit to the Belt Line. The large building opposite the terminal is the U.S. Post Office. The former CPRail Yard [SK Yard] is viewable at the top of the photo. There appears to be a Conrail unit parked near the SK Yard office but I couldn't verify it.
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From: "Daniel Syrcher" sst703@localnet.com
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:43:43 -0400
Subject: Aerial photo from 6500ft on 6-13-06.
Looking down on the CSX Frontier Yard and NS Bison Yard. Although clouds obscure the yards a little you can see the West Shore row at Harlem Rd and Walden Ave. You also get a good view of the track layout of Frontier. You can also make out the ex-DLW row leaving the yard and the reservoir next to it.
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From: "Daniel Syrcher" sst703 -AT- localnet.com
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 23:40:39 -0400
Subject: This is just a picture of Gateway further south with the ex-B&S RR/Hanna Furnace area above. Nothing remains of the B&S RR or the Furnace.
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From: "Daniel Syrcher" sst703 -AT- localnet.com
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:39:54 -0400
Subject: Pennsylvania RR freight house on Ohio St. This is the south side of the building. It's also the RR loading side with a visible loading platform. The bumper and rails are still in place. The rails disappear into the weeds and therefore not sure how far they actually go. I walked the rails for several yards trying to find a time stamp on them. The rails are too far gone to be able to read them.
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From: "Daniel Syrcher" sst703 -AT- localnet.com
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:39:54 -0400
Subject: Pennsylvania RR freight house on Ohio St. This photo shows the truck side of the Pennsylvania RR building. There is no loading platform other than the building itself. There are three loading bays. There are no rails on this side of the building. The Pennsylvania RR logo has been stripped from the front of the building. This building is also in very dangerous condition. The structure is falling apart and mostly from above.
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From: "Daniel Syrcher" sst703 -AT- localnet.com
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:39:54 -0400
Subject: Pennsylvania RR freight house on Ohio St. This is a close up of the rail side of the building. The bumper is the immediate left. You can see the crumbling of the overhang. I don't think this building could handle more than one boxcar. Maybe it could handle two boxcars with a first generation boxcar.
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From: "Daniel Syrcher" sst703 -AT- localnet.com
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:11:09 -0400
Subject: This picture was taken while flying north along the CSX line and then turned west at CP Draw.
BIDCO is evident with several barges docked along the Buffalo River with ADM across the street. General Mills is to the right but out of the picture. Lafarge is to the extreme left and half of the structure is in the picture.
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From: "Daniel Syrcher" sst703 -AT- localnet.com
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:11:09 -0400
Subject: This photo was taken while flying south along the Niagara River. A train from Canada is crossing over and is being pulled buy either CN or CP.
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From: "Daniel Syrcher" sst703 -AT- localnet.com
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:11:09 -0400
Subject: This is the entrance to the former Bethlehem Steel Plant now called Gateway. You can make out the existing rails to the left center of the photo. You can also see that there isn't much left of the original steel plant.
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From: "Daniel Syrcher" sst703 -AT- localnet.com
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:11:09 -0400
Subject: This gives a good view of the International RR crossing along with the Peace Bridge further up with Buffalo in the background.
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Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 13:53:40 -0500
From: Daniel Syrcher - sst703 -AT- localnet.com
Subject: Ex-EL/Erie Southern Tier Line
This is a close up photo while flying over head of the Horse Shoe Curve. The concrete abutments can be seen at the Ex-Erie/NS line at bottom center. You can see where the row goes through a "farm complex". This is also the approximate location of the former rr station.
Photo by Dan Syrcher on March 7, 2006 at about high noon.
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Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 13:53:40 -0500
From: Daniel Syrcher - sst703 -AT- localnet.com
Subject: Ex-EL/Erie Southern Tier Line
The WNY&P RR row can be seen in the upper right corner opposite the large parking lot. The PS&N row can be seen on the left side of the photo at base of ski resort above the parking lot in the shadows.
Photo by Dan Syrcher on March 7, 2006 at about high noon.
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Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 13:53:40 -0500
From: Daniel Syrcher - sst703 -AT- localnet.com
Subject: Ex-EL/Erie Southern Tier Line
Photo taken while approaching Swain Ski Resort from the west. One Half of the Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern Horse Shoe curve is visible about center of the picture. The Southern Tier line runs thru the center of the photo along Rt. 70.
Photo by Dan Syrcher on March 7, 2006 at about high noon.
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Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 13:53:40 -0500
From: Daniel Syrcher - sst703 -AT- localnet.com
Subject: Ex-EL/Erie Southern Tier Line
This photo is looking SE. The PS&N is seen coming from the SE in the middle of the photo going thru the "farm complex" just before entering the curve and then going back along the base of the hill on the right. The Southern Tier line is going in between.
Photo by Dan Syrcher on March 7, 2006 at about high noon.
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Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 13:53:40 -0500
From: Daniel Syrcher - sst703 -AT- localnet.com
Subject: Ex-EL/Erie Southern Tier Line
This photo was taken while approaching the Letchworth State Park from the West at 2500ft where the Ex-Erie/NS crosses the Genesee River.
Photo by Dan Syrcher on March 7, 2006 at about high noon.
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Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 13:53:40 -0500
From: Daniel Syrcher - sst703 -AT- localnet.com
Subject: Ex-EL/Erie Southern Tier Line
This photo shows the Ex-Erie/NS gorge crossing looking south. Notice the Ex-PRR/Canal ROW on the east side of the Genesee River where it goes underneath the trestle which is highlighted by the snow.
Photo by Dan Syrcher on March 7, 2006 at about high noon.
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